Trinity Men Hold Off Cornell, Streak At 251
by David Kingsley
Hartford, Conn. January 13, 2012 - The Trinity College Bantams won the final six matches of the night to defeat the visiting Cornell University Big Red, 7-2, in men's squash action this evening at Kellner Squash Center. 13-time defending College Squash Association (CSA) Trinity, ranked No. 1 in the nation, improves to 7-0 and extends the longest winning streak in the history of intercollegiate varsity sports to 251 matches in a row. No. 6-ranked Cornell drops to 5-1. Trinity had not played a match since December 10 and the Big Red had been off since December 3.
Trinity rookie Miled Ramirez (Mexico City, Mexico) opened the game and his collegiate career with a 3-0 win at the No. 3 position, but Big Red senior Will Hartigan (Concord, N.H.) and sophomore Bryan Keating (Chevy Chase, Md.) won at No. 6 and No. 9, respectively, to give the visitors a 2-1 edge after the first wave. Trinity junior No 5 player Reinhold Hergeth (Bloemfontein, South Africa) tied the contest at 2-2 with a 3-0 triumph, and rookie Moustafa Hamada (Old Bridge, N.J.) won by the same score in his collegiate debut to give the Bantams a 3-2 lead. Trinity went on to take the final four points, including the decisive fifth tally on a 3-0 win by sophomore Matthew Mackin (Greenwich, Conn.) at the No. 7 spot.
MATCH RESULTS
1. Vikram Malhotra (T) d. Nick Sachvie (C) 3-0
2. Antonio Diaz (T) d. Alexander Domenick (C) 3-2
3. Miled Zarazua Ramirez (T) d. Aditya Jagtap (C) 3-0
4. Johan Detter (T) d.Thomas Spettigue (3-1)
5. Reinhold Hergeth (T) d. Arjun Gupta (C) 3-0
6. Will Hartigan (C) d. Juan Flores (T) 3-0
7. Matthew Mackin (T) d. David Hilton (C) 3-0
8. Moustafa Hamada (T) d. Owen Butler (C) 3-0
9. Bryan Keating (C) d. Elroy Leong (T) 3-1
Trinity (Conn.) 7, Cornell 2
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